Making lumber

My friends neighbor cleared a lot for a new house and just wanted rid of all the logs. We were able to get a few logs from the pile. I had a local sawer come out yesterday for 5 hours of sawing and there 7 fun hours of stacking and cutting stickers. Not to bad for two days work. We ended up with 2150 bd feet in a mix of mostly 4/4 with some 6/4, 8/4 and a log of 12/4

What kind of wood is it, Looks like beautiful clear wood. Looking forward to see the countless projects you will make with it. Nice to be able to use wood that doesn’t cost a fortune. I use manly birch wood I cut and saw from my own place. Would love to have some real hardwood.

What kind of wood is it, Looks like beautiful clear wood. Looking forward to see the countless projects you will make with it. Nice to be able to use wood that doesn t cost a fortune. I use manly birch wood I cut and saw from my own place. Would love to have some real hardwood.

- bushmaster

It’s all most all poplar, with about 60bd ft of cherry and about the same in oak.

Great use of wood that could have gone to waste or firewood.How much did the milling work cost?

My step son lives near Santa Cruz, CA and mills all types of logs he recovers from a variety of sources. While his saws are “portable” he does all his work at his home site. Local arborists are a great source of logs for him.

Great use of wood that could have gone to waste or firewood.How much did the milling work cost?

My step son lives near Santa Cruz, CA and mills all types of logs he recovers from a variety of sources. While his saws are “portable” he does all his work at his home site. Local arborists are a great source of logs for him.

- LesB

Yeah I was amazed no one was buying the logs, let alone having to pay 5k to have them cut, and another who knows how much to be disposed of. The owner was thrilled we were just taking them.

The milling was $760 ($0.35 bd ft). I found another local sawer that was $85 per hour, but that was with bringing the logs to him 30 minutes away.

Nice job. It’s a lot of work but fun and even more rewarding when you’re going through the lumber after it has dried to find something for a project.

As for warping, just make sure you put as much weight on top as you possibly can.I use 30 gallon drums of water on top for woods I know will twist and cinder blocks for others.Always use more than you think you’ll need.

I set stickers on the top, then 2×4s and then I place the weight on top of that.